Antique Chinese boxwood-toggle of an immortal (Li Tieguai) with gourd. Lively carving with 2 holes at back to fix a string.
1,8 x 1,2 x 3,8 inches, fine condition, no blemishes.
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American Peoples: Decorative old chromolithograph depicting 14 Indian peoples, Aleútes, Black-feet Indians, Pueblo Indians, Eskimos, Mexican Indians, Indians from South American countries, Sioux, Apaches and many more.
Though older than 100 years the colors of this chromo lithograph look extremely fresh and vivid. The graphic is matted ( simple matting between 2 sheets of cardboard).
Meyers, 1898.
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Attractive Chinese seal, Furong-Shoushan-Stone with a Foo Lion as handle.
The upper part is of a creamy-white, the lower part ocher-beige. As seal engraved are 7 characters: 片月涓涓照硕池 (pian yue juanjuan zhao shuo chi (a flat moon sluggishly shines on the pond) Carved by the important seal-carver Wu Piaotang in 1951. 2,7 x 2,6 x 6,3, 104 gram, very good condition. (The blue tone on the third image is just from the light. No blue color on original).
Side carving with details: 朴堂治印辛卯八月 Wu Piaotang was an early member of the important Xiling- seal carver-society. He was a student of Wang Fuchang and other masters. He also carved seals for chairman Mao Zedong. 吴朴堂（1922—1966），
幼名得天，又名中簠，后改名朴，号厚庵，因得汉代池阳宫灯，故以“味灯室”颜其斋。浙江绍兴人。朴堂的叔祖父便是西泠印社创始人之一的吴石泉，家学渊源，自幼即嗜书法篆刻。他治印先摹西泠八家，后学本家吴昌硕，直至神形兼备；而当师承王福庵先生后，始入浙派堂奥，近朱者赤，深得福庵嘉许，英年就名扬杭城。
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A rare art copy of a Vapheio cup, late 19th century, Emile Gillieron (Swiss, 1850 – 1924) marked “E. Gillieron Athens”. Reproduction of a Gold Vapheio Cup. Gilt copper-alloy electrotype.
The cup comes from the famous Dr. Walter Heihs collection and has the inventory nr. 522 marked at the bottom.
The National Gallery of Athens, where an entire gallery is devoted to Gillieron replicas of works from Greece’s Bronze Age, also contains this object.
Height of the cup: 7,4 cm, diameter 13,5 cm incl. handle. (3 inches by 5 1/4 in diameter).
rare art copy of a Vapheio cup
rare art copy of a Vapheio cup
rare art copy of a Vapheio cup
rare art copy of a Vapheio cup
Most decorative Chinese overlaid snuff bottle. It depicts the famous vanquisher of ghosts, Zhong Kui (Chinese: 钟馗). Three layers of colours ( red, black and brown) have been well carved to depict this scene with Zhong Kui, his pupil with Lingzhi (mushroom) and bats.
Liuli stopper with metal spoon. Size: 46 x 22 x 44 mm
Artist signed, small carved seals. Very good condition.
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Attractive chromolithograph depicting different kinds of animals in a seawater aquarium.
Size: 30,5 x 24,6 cm ( 9.5 x 12 inches), broad margins.
Colorful lithograph, delicately executed.
Fishes, lobster, snails, sea cucumber, jellyfish and many others can be found.
Litho by Meyers Germany 1902.
Vertical center-fold, good condition.
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Larger Chinese snuff bottle, beige agate with darker spots at front, well used to depict 2 scholars.
62 x 33 x 68 mm, very good condition.
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Extremely beautiful, old Chinese seal. Corner-piece of snow-white Jade, hand-carved.
4 characters in antique Zhuan Shu.
23 x 20 x 46 mm, very good condition.
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1914, Lithographed, artist signed ( Lenhard ). The Tsar in uniform, flags of the Allied Countries all over his body. Scarce postcard in fine condition.
Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia (18951917), born near St Petersburg, Russia, the son of Alexander III.
His reign was marked by the alliance with France, an entente with Britain, a disastrous war with Japan (19045), and the establishment of the national assembly, or Duma (1906). He took command of the Russian armies against the Central Powers in 1915. Forced to abdicate at the Revolution, he was shot with his family at Yekaterinburg by the Red Guards.
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Most attractive overlaid snuff bottle with Dragon-fish chasing small fish.
Subtle colors of black on green against white background. At the reverse is a flower motif and seals by the artist: Fu shan weng.
42 x 32 x 58 mm (without stopper). Metal stopper, very good condition.
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